Funeral Service for the late Bursel Edward Woods, aged 77 of Tulip Crescent, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday 18th October, 2025 at St. Anslem’s Catholic Church, Bernard Road and Fox Hill. Officiating will be Fr. Noel Clarke assisted by other members of the clergy. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.
Left to cherish Bursel fond memories are his Wife of 53 years: Dedrie Woods; Children and their spouses: Dr. Dellareece Woods-Isaacs and Daryle Isaacs, Dianna and Jermaine Murray, and Denise and Garven Taylor; Grandchildren: Whitley Cargill and Daryle Isaacs II, Jaeden and J’Anne Murray; Amber, Karis and Jael Taylor; Siblings and their spouses: Mabel Newton, Linda Outten, Barbara and Daniel Reckley, Jerome Woods and W/Reserve Inspector Susan Smith (RBPF); In-Laws: W/Reserve Supt. Delora Moncur, Garnett and Patricia Ellis, Sharon and Kevin Sands, Derrick Gilbert, Willa Kemp, and Desiree Rolle; Aunts and Uncles: William Johnson, Julius Chisholm, Brenneth and Joanne Chisholm, Lawrence and Ursula Chisholm, Berkley and Rev. Patricia Chisholm, Audrey Rigby, and Nencher Chisholm; Nieces and nephews and their spouses: Drs. Stacey and Reginald Booker (Dacula, Georgia), Devancio and Derenzo Reckley, Marine Seaman Charles Smith II (RBDF) and Chelsea Smith, Jason Woods, Supt. Buchanan Moncur (RBPF) and Marsha Moncur, Giovanni Moncur, Gennyne and Ron Hepburn, Phiona and Dr. Jason Carey (California), Phylicia and Shari Clarke, Shakera and Michael Plakaris, Ke-Sha and Sean Sands; Grand nephews and nieces: Bryce and Brandon Booker, Camila Smith and Brooklyn Woods; Cousins: Brenda and Anthony Jones, Adrianna McDonald, Setella Jones-Kelly and Prince and Esthermae Hepburn; Other relatives and friends: Rachel Culmer, Martha and James Wallace, Terry Miller, Valerie Pickstock; The Knights of Columbus, Nassau Council 10415 including John Davis, Michael Neely and Edwin Thompson; Dr. Roland T. Hamilton, Dr. Eugene Smith, Dr. Sharon Thompson & Family, Dr. Bernadette Braham & Family, Jenniemae Stuart & Family, Dr. Eunice and Charles Johnson, Rev. Dr. Mary Nairn, Shana Jacques, Dr. Nea Delancey, Dr. Kayla Musgrove, Carolyn Curtis, Edith Anderson, Melissa and Derrol Collie, Kendrick Sweeting, Rising Stars Beauty Salon, Tiffany McCartney, Vivian and Roy Dean, Marilyn and Wayde Thompson, Eileen and Lenny White, Jarradette Dean, Stephanie Ferguson, Jestina Ferguson, Anja and Pedro Rolle, Natalie Morley, Rose Burton, Virginia Dean & Family, Lillian and Ronald Johnson, Katrinka and Dave Seymour, Ivan and Francita Deveaux, Wendy’s Breakfast Crew especially Autrey Newbold, Bradley Colebrooke, Peter Darville; William Taylor, Ivy Dean, Nathania Taylor, Wyne and Lisa Taylor, Alexis Sears, Bradley Rolle, Tiffany Collie, Trudiann Duncan, Maxine Trowers-Reid, Andrelle Gibson, Riona Rolle, Cidney Thompson, Suhmer Albury, Crystal Murray, Kim and Dexter Bodie, Shellyn and Kendal Ingraham, Roberta and Prince Albury, Gail Byer-Branon, Kathy Walkin (Turks & Caicos), Harolene Walker, Kaye Arahna, Teddie Woods, Wynton Jr, Deron and Dale Isaacs, Patrice LaFleur, Dorothy Fox, Sonovia Hilton, Marva Saunders, Staff of the Department of Internal Medicine and Dermatology (PMH), Staff and Clients of Lumpy’s Bar & Grill, Chargrega McPhee and Comprehensive Pharmacy Team, The Management & Staff of AllCare Imaging & Diagnostics and The Ladies Medical Centre, Karen Smith, Carol Roberts, Faye Delancy, Sally Thompson, Grace McIntosh, Rosemarie Gaitor, Gaylene Pinder, Marlene Hall, Mary Thompson, Eugene Poitier, Shandia and Geanno Beneby, Andrea Adderley, Diana, James, David and Joanna Farrington, Shirley McKinney, Sheila Demeritte, Corene and Joseph Moxey, Ingrid Chin, Almeta and Vincent Brooks, Clarita and Rosanna Mackey, Lillian Newbold, Melinda Deveaux, Sabrina Beneby, Raina Tinker, Liceth Jorge Romani, Quentin and Elmira Percentie; the descendants of Zephaniah and Sapphire Hepburn of the Cove, Cat Island; the descendants of Olive Butler, the descendants of Clothilda Dorsette, Elaine Cartwright, Cynthia Bastian, Sharon Capron, Sharon Hanna, Judy Reckley, Louise and Ferdinand Sherman, Faye Kerr, Deborah Bridgewater, Makeba St. Jean and former neighbours and friends of Lucky Heart Corner; St. Anselm’s Lectors Group especially Floridell and Daria Adderley, Lananita Edgecombe, Sinnah Skinner, Lulamae Greaves, Eastwood Property Owners Association (EPO) including Allan Adderley, Sylvia Graham and Adrian Cargill; Darnell Osborne; Most Reverend Patrick C. Pinder, S.T.D, C.M.G., Archbishop of Nassau; Reverend Father Noel Clarke, Priests and Deacons of The Archdiocese of Nassau, The Hon. Fredrick Mitchell (MP, Fox Hill Constituency), Members of St. Anselm’s Parish, Marici Thompson & Family, SAC Classes of 1990, 1992, 2017, 2021 and 2026;
We are deeply grateful for your love, support, and shared memories and have done our best to include all those who were dear to him. If any names were unintentionally omitted, please accept our sincerest apologies. Each of you held a special place in his life, and in our hearts.
May His Soul Rest in Peace!
